Elk Creek, Nebraska Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Thunderstorm43%0.88″88°64°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast——73°57°-15°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——80°56°+7°
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Drizzle10%—86°60°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle18%0.01″79°65°-7°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast11%—73°59°-6°
- FridayJun 19Partly Cloudy20%—84°57°+11°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:06 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Elk Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Elk Creek
- Sat88°64°43%
- Sun73°57°1%
- Mon80°56°2%
- Tue86°60°10%
- Wed79°65°18%
- Thu73°59°11%
- Fri84°57°20%
- Sat88°62°35%
- Sun81°68°41%
- Mon73°67°31%
- Tue85°67°15%
- Wed90°66°40%
- Thu83°69°29%
- Fri79°63°17%
- Sat76°61°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Elk Creek
SPC has placed Elk Creek in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Elk Creek
- 68348